BRASS MONKEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brass monkey mean? 

• BRASS MONKEY (noun)
  The noun BRASS MONKEY has 1 sense:

1. a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships

  Familiarity information: BRASS MONKEY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRASS MONKEY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("brass monkey" is a kind of...):

base; pedestal; stand (a support or foundation)